The Labor enquirer., 1887-02-19

ing carmen hsve established an opposi
tlon omnibus line and are doing goot
business but the police OF San Fran
ciaco disperse the crowds that wait OF
he corners to take the omnibusses an,
do all in their power to break up tn
business. Nevertheless the boys ar
succeeding.
There are no Pinkerton's vet in Cali
fornia though Harry Morse's Patrol il
endeavoring to All their place. Blu
McCord the brutal manager of the Suite
street road has put on his cars lot o
bullies and brutes. pays them big blood
money wages and arms them with re
volvera
The conversation quoted at the head
Of this column was between two of these
rufians and the following account Of the
scandaloas affair ought to be widely cir
culated and ought to serve to give new
impetus 70 the fastarowing determine
tion that such rascalities MUST STOP: 4
As the train in question was passing
Natoma street, going toward the Bran
nan street end of the road, about II
o'clock three young men. who were 60.
ing down Ninth street, picked up some
soft snow and threw it at the dummy
The conductor was standing on the
dummy and was hit by one 81 the snow.
balls. II seemed to raise his lls, for nc
sooner was he struck than he jumped
off the car, and. in language more forci.
Bile than elegant. invited his assailants
to come forward and be knocked out.
The challenge was only greeted with
laughter, and not being accepted the
car went on. On it's return few boys
had collected. and another SNOWFALL was
thrown at the car. With this the con.
ductor and grIpman jumped of, and
while the former. whose name is B. ],
Davis was clubbing young man whose
name could not be ascertained, on the
head with piece Of iron, the gripman
made an attack on young man named
William Peterson. Finally the unknown
man who was being beaten started tc
run down Natoma street. and the con
ductor as above stated, drew bis pistol
ran around the corner and fred q sho,
at the fugitive. The bullet few wide o.
its intended mark, but hit an innocent
On locker in both legs. bringing him te
the ground where he lay weltering il
his blood.
The injured party was boy named
James Foley, who resides with hii
parents 1t 746 Natoma street. and is but
l6 years Of age.
Whether he will die or not is as ye,
an unsettled question.
The report of the pistol attracted {
large crowd from the neighborhood
The conductor and gripman jumped
aboard the dummy. and, fearful of tn
consequences of their devilish work, sen
the train along at the top speed Of tn
cable. The crowd started in pursuit
|but the train had too greata start, ant
L.
was going at too high rate Of speed fol
lit to be pvertaken.
Utterly regardless of the rules of thu
road, which require each train to stop a
Ninth and Mission streets for passenger
and at Market street for signal that
| is safe 10 cross, the traiu sped by bot
points without even Stacking up. Whe
| it readh led Larkin street it was halted b
Officers Wollweber, Buckley and Ha
rigan. who placed Davis under arres
They took him to the new CITY hall .p'
lice station, and charged him with .
sault to murder. Later they took hil
to the central station, wherefrom b
was promptly bailed out by the monoD'
II lists' AGENTS,